US Senate blocks debate on FISA surveillance law days before program 'goes dark'

By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Seven Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday joined ...

Senate blocks extending key surveillance program following backlash over Trump pick to lead intel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate blocked an extension early Friday of a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence ...

Wrap-up: All-nighter caps Senate work and a short House week

Congress left town this week after the Senate passed Republicans’ high-priority budget reconciliation package for immigration ...

Senate Democrats block extension of spy powers to protest Trump’s choice of Pulte for DNI

Senate Democrats early Friday morning blocked a motion to begin debate on extending the nation’s enhanced surveillance ...

Four Senate Republicans again unite with Dems to block Trump's SAVE America Act

Four Senate Republicans joined Democrats to kill the SAVE Act voter ID amendment for a second time, blocking it from the ...
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Senate blocks election security bill - Americans are furious - my analysis

The battle over election security is heating up after lawmakers failed to advance a bill focused on voter verification ...

Senate Democrats block surveillance authority over Bill Pulte's appointment

As the head of a low-profile mortgage regulator, Pulte accessed confidential data to push for mortgage fraud probes against ...